#234E86#234E86

#234E86 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.105 H 256.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#234E86
RGB	rgb(35, 78, 134)
HSL	hsl(214, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(214, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.98, 5.42, -35.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.98, 36.10, 278.64°)
OKLab	oklab(42.36% -0.0252 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(42.36% 0.105 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7190, 7.5265, 23.5956)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#234E86 #865B23

analogous

#237F86 #234E86 #292386

triadic

#234E86 #86234E #4E8623

tetradic

#234E86 #86237F #865B23 #238629

square

#234E86 #86237F #865B23 #238629

split-complementary

#234E86 #862923 #7F8623

monochromatic

#0A1625 #163255 #234E86 #306AB7 #5289D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#234E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#234E86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #234E86

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##234E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##234E86	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345388

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244985

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #234e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 78, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.105 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b7fa9',
    500: '#234e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #234e86;
$custom-light: #6b7fa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#234e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.939,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42356,
    "c": 0.10491,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#234E86

secondary

#B5894F

accent

#9E46E2

background

#F6F7FA

surface

#ECEEF4

border

#C7C9CE

text

#070A10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #234E86

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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